Let be a random vector, and denote by X1:n,X2:n,...,Xn:n the corresponding order statistics. When X1,X2,...,Xn represent the lifetimes of n components in a system, the order statistic Xn-k+1:n represents the lifetime of a k-out-of-n system (i.e., a system which works when at least k...

In this paper, we introduce the concepts of average and projected systems associated to a coherent (parent) system. We analyze several aspects of these notions and show that they can be useful tools in studying the performance of coherent systems with non-exchangeable components. We show that...